Friday, June 19, 2009

Basic Definitions Of Some Programming Languages

Lets start out with some basic information about the programming languages which i have came across till now.

PHP: PHP stands for Hypertest PreProcessor. Its is a server-side scripting language, created by Rasmus Lerdorf. It runs on a web-server(Apache or IIS). PHP can be used to create dynamic webpage contents. It can also be used for command-line scripting and client-side GUI applications. PHP 5.2.6 is the latest version.

HTML: HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It is used for creating the web pages. It is written in the form of tags that are surrounded by angle brackets. HTML5 is the latest version.

CSS: Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language to describe the presentation of the webpage. The CSS specifications are maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium.

Javascript: It is a client-side scripting language which is primarily used for the development of dynamic websites. It was developed by Brendan Eich.
Some of the major f:-
  • Structured.
  • Dynamic
  • Run-time evaluation
MySQL, MSSQL: It is a Database Management System (DBMS) which runs as a server providing access to a number of databases.

JQuery: It is a lightweight javascript library which emphasizes interactions between the javascript and html. It is created by John Resig. It is commonly known by the line, "Write Less, Do More, Javascript library".
Some of the major features:
  • AJAX
  • CSS Manipulation
  • DOM
  • Effects and Animations
  • Events